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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?
(a) Bin Laden.
(b) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(c) Hani Hanjour.
(d) Omar Abdel Rahman.

2. When Bin Laden returned to Afghanistan from Sudan in May 1996, he was greeted by a reactivation of which U.S. agencies intelligence networks?
(a) FBI.
(b) CIA.
(c) DIA.
(d) DHS.

3. Who issued two Presidential Decision Directives in 1995 and 1998 reiterating that terrorism was a national security threat and not simply a law enforcement issue?
(a) President Clinton.
(b) The CIA.
(c) President Bush.
(d) The FBI.

4. In what country did Bin Laden and Zawahiri published a Fatwa in an Arabic newspaper?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) London.
(c) America.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) After United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
(b) After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed.
(c) Before American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(d) After American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bin Laden first warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?

2. By 9/11, the FAA's "no fly" list contained how many names of suspected terrorists?

3. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?

4. In 1999, new intelligence emerged that Bin Laden would spend a night at a specific location in which city of Afghanistan?

5. In 1993, what item was proposed to be banned from passenger carry-on baggage but was rejected?

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